Political Circumstances | The next accountability team has a new look

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has only nine months left in his term. Beijing has not issued a clear signal so far. The candidate for the next chief executive is still in the stage of "estimating the leader." It may be a little less eye-catching after the election of the Election Committee on September 19.

The chief executive of the SAR has not yet "finished the final word", but the next government team is almost certain to have a big change. Many bureau chiefs are expected to leave the hot kitchen. Among them, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Luo Chi Kwong, who is closely related to Lam Cheng, has reportedly revealed to the industry that he intends to bid farewell. Officialdom.

Controversy "golden sentence" from time to time during the tenure

In the past, Luo Zhiguang, known as the "brain" of the Democratic Party, had known Lam Cheng for many years. The two had worked together for a long time in the Poverty Alleviation Committee. In 2017, Luo was invited to join the government by Lam Cheng as Director of Labor and Welfare and was regarded as Lam's confidant. .

The current government has promoted a number of labor policies, including increasing the statutory paternity leave to 5 days, increasing paid maternity leave to 14 weeks, and increasing labor leave to 17 days in ten years. The most difficult one is the cancellation of the MPF hedging plan, which is also expected to be in the next term. The Legislative Council submitted it for deliberation.

Some people in the political circles said that in the first two or three years of the start, Lam Cheng trusted Luo Zhiguang's judgment on social welfare and labor issues. However, Luo Zhiguang with an IQ of 160 broke out controversies and "gold sentences" from time to time during his tenure. For example, raising the CSSA age for the elderly, the "60-year-old middle-aged theory", etc., and the refusal to introduce "unemployment assistance" during the epidemic, have become the establishment "target of archery" from time to time.

At least two workers in the labor sector revealed that when they met with Luo Zhiguang in recent months, the other party undertook to say "to bury the current term." They will retire at the end of June next year, and the labor sector does not have to worry about the cancellation of the hedging plan. The draft will be submitted as soon as the new Legislative Council begins in January next year.

Carrie Lam has changed shifts twice during her tenure. In June of this year, Li Jiachao was promoted to chief of administrative affairs, and Deng Bingqiang was promoted to chief of security.

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The next chief executive is difficult to choose for the director of the "self-determination" department

Someone in the Federation of Trade Unions described the news that Luo Zhiguangming’s farewell to officialdom was a "semi-open secret" and it has been spread for some time. I am not surprised by this. It is estimated that even if Lam Cheng is re-elected, the 67-year-old Luo Zhiguang may not necessarily transition. To the new government.

Some veteran establishment faction bluntly said that, regardless of whether the next chief executive is Carrie Lam, many current bureau chiefs expect "nothing to stay low". The Director of Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, who is "reported" from time to time, is naturally one of the "hotspots". ".

Some in the political circles also said that the formation of the accountability team is not the chief executive who can "self-determine." The appointment of principal officials rests with the central government. Pay special attention to what the "Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee" mentioned that it is necessary to improve the central government’s approach to the chief executive and principal officials of the SAR. The specific implementation of the appointment and removal system and mechanism remains to be announced.

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